The law firm of Mackarey & Davidson, P.C. concentrates its
practice in health care law. We have many years experience handling the
complex legal and business issues facing todays health care providers
and organizations.

MD represents physicians
and allied health care professionals in solo practice, traditional and
non-traditional groups, physician and hospital networks, and large medical
organizations on issues particular to these entities, including transactional,
corporate, regulatory and employment matters.We
provide quality legal services in the following areas:

General
Services and Resources:

Group
practice formation and operation

Practice
and new venture start-ups

Contract
drafting, review, and negotiation

Employment
contracts

Expanding
practice issues and new hires

Buy-ins
and buy-outs

Mergers,
acquisitions, and joint ventures

Medicare
and Medicaid and other third party payor reimbursement issues

Stark,
fraud and abuse and physician self-referral issues

Employment
and personnel law

Structuring
and organizing relationships between hospitals and physicians

Physicians who are
completing fellowship or residency programs are faced with a major career
choice. After interviewing and considering a number of potential employment
opportunities, the candidate may be presented with employment agreements
from one or more possible employers. For physicians just beginning your
practice in medicine, we recognize that you may be under financial constraints
as you seek legal advice regarding the terms of your first employment
agreement as a physician.

Recognizing the importance
of this decision, we provide a "New Physician Contract Package"
to make the legal review of your new employment arrangements more affordable.
This package provides for an initial review of your employment agreement,
with our analysis and comments on the agreement. We will then discuss
our comments and concerns with you about the agreement either in an in-person
meeting or by telephone conference. This normally takes several hours,
but we will charge you a flat rate for our initial review and conference
with you.

To the extent that
we perform additional services for you after the initial review and conference
time, such as negotiating the terms of the contract on your behalf with
your new practice or its attorneys, review subsequent drafts of the agreement,
provide an analysis of the terms of any buy-in, or do any other work beyond
the initial review of your contract, the cost for this time will be billed
to you at a special reduced hourly rate.

Corporate
and Business Law

Coupled with our
knowledge of the various aspects of the health care industry, Mackarey
& Davidson, P.C. also provides general corporate and business advice
to assist clients in a myriad of corporate and related legal matters encountered
by health care professionals and their practices within the "business
of medicine." We provide valuable insight as clients face the complex
issues related to its day-to-day business operations, which range from
choosing an entity (LLC or professional corporation), to practice split-ups,
to personnel and real estate matters, to ensuring that the client's practice
complies with various non-health care related federal and state laws that
impact its business. MD also advises clients on day to day business issues
their practices encounter, such as malpractice insurance, employing and
discharging professional and staff personnel; and group issues such as
governance, compensation, partnership issues, and retirement or transition
arrangements. MD has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating
all manner of contracts which healthcare providers rely on to keep their
practices running effectively.

Regulatory Law

Mackarey & Davidson,
P.C. provides valuable guidance and resources to health care clients in
regulatory and administrative law matters. We advise practitioners, suppliers
and manufacturers concerning Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse, Stark
and other Federal anti-referral statutes, as well as similar state laws
and related ethical guidelines. Further, we assist clients in evaluating
the applicability of such laws and regulations to their present business
transactions and in structuring new business arrangements, including the
development and oversight of compliance initiatives to comply with these
laws. MD also answers client questions related to billing and reimbursement
issues, and how to respond to requests for information and subpoenas from
various judicial, governmental and regulatory bodies. Clients also receive
guidance on regulatory issues raised by proposed mergers, physician networks
and other organizations.Employment Law

As an adjunct to
its corporate law practice, the Firm counsels clients in a variety of
personnel and employment matters relating to professional, executive,
administrative and other office employees. An important aspect of our
practice, and a necessary component to the adoption of a Compliance Program,
is advising clients on personnel policies and developing policy manuals,
which protect corporate interests and limit liability. We provide timely
and responsive advice on day-to-day employment law matters. Such matters
include hiring, firing, overtime issues and sexual harassment, as well
as those arising out of compliance with various federal and state discrimination
laws, including Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans With Disabilities
Act. Unique to the health care industry are issues related to the departure
of owner-physicians and separation of other physician employees. In these
situations, MD drafts and negotiates termination and separation agreements,
and provides guidance on various restrictive covenant issues, medical
records and patient lists and related contractual disputes.